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Rule 2 Scope and objective

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

These Rules apply to—

(a)

civil and criminal appeals to the Court;

(b)

appeals and references under statutory provisions conferring powers on courts, tribunals and law officers to bring appeals or make references to the Court.

(2)

The overriding objective of these Rules is to secure that the Court is accessible, fair and efficient.

(3)

The Court must interpret and apply these Rules with a view to securing that the Court is accessible, fair and efficient and that unnecessary disputes over procedural matters are discouraged.